高考英语一轮复习 阅读能力暑假训练21.doc

河南嵩县2017高考英语阅读能力暑假训练完形填空。Im sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel，a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. Its just past noon，late July，and Im_1_the desperate sounds of a lifeordeath_2_going on a few feet away.Theres a small_3_burning out the last of its short lifes energies in a(an)_4_to fly through the glass of the window._5_，its not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地)，the struggle is part of the trap. It is_6_for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in_7_through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败)It will_8_there on the windowsill.Across the room，ten steps_9_，the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it_10_.With only a small effort now being_11_，it could be free of this selfset_12_.The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so_13_.Why doesnt the fly try another approach，_14_dramatically different？How did it get so locked in on the idea_15_this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?No doubt this way makes_16_to the fly.Regrettably，its an idea that will kill it.Trying harder isnt necessarily the solution_17_achieving more. It may not offer any real_18_for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes，in fact，its a big part of the problem.If you_19_your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever，you may_20_your chances for success.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了“我”在旅馆里看到一只苍蝇不停地试图穿过玻璃飞出去，这无疑是在自杀。它完全可以从旁边开着的门飞走。“我”从这件事得到启发：人们在遇到困难的时候，不应冒昧地尝试，应该有所突破，才有机会获得成功。1.A.seeingBcrying outCwatchingDlistening to解析句意为：我听到了绝望的声音。listen to“听到”。A、B、C三项均没有“听到”的意思。答案D2A. struggleBcryCyellDtest解析struggle意为“挣扎，斗争”；cry意为“哭，喊叫”；yell意为“叫喊”；test意为“测试”。由第二段第四句中“the struggle is part of trap”的提示可知，此处应选用struggle。答案A3A. birdBflyCinsectDworm解析bird意为“鸟”；fly意为“苍蝇”；insect意为“昆虫”；worm意为“爬虫”。由第二段第五句中的“the fly to try hard enough to succeed in.”可知，B项正确。答案B4A. experienceBdirectionCforceDattempt解析experience意为“经验，经历”；direction意为“方向”；force意为“武力”；attempt意为“尝试”。根据上下文语境可知，苍蝇正在尝试穿过玻璃飞出去。答案D5A. ThusBSoCAlthoughDHowever解析thus意为“因而”；so意为“所以”；although意为“虽然”；however意为“然而”。句意为：虽然苍蝇不断地尝试穿过玻璃窗，然而并不奏效。前后两句是转折关系。答案D6A. unusualBlikelyCimpossibleDcommon解析unusual“不同寻常的”；likely“可能的”；impossible“不可能的”；common“寻常的”。由常识可知，苍蝇是不可能成功穿过玻璃飞出去的。答案C7A. diggingBbreakingCpushingDjumping解析dig“挖掘”；break“打破”；push“推”；jump“跳”。短语break through意为“突破，冲破”，符合语境。答案B8A. killBdieClieDstick解析kill“杀死”；die“死”；lie“撒谎，躺”；stick“粘贴”。由常识判断，如果苍蝇不断地撞击玻璃，就会死在那里。答案B9A. awayBfarCnearDdistant解析away“距离远”；far“远的”；near“近的”；distant“远的”。away用在名词后，表示距离某地有多远，符合语境。答案A10A. dreamsBthinks ofCmissesDlongs for解析dream“梦想”；think of“考虑”；miss“怀念，错过”；long for“渴望”。句意为：只需十秒钟的飞行，这只苍蝇就能飞到外面它所渴望的世界。答案D11A. doneBownedCwastedDplanned解析do“做，完成”；own“拥有”；waste“浪费”；plan“计划”。根据语境可知，它之前的努力都白费了，故C项符合语境。答案C12A. aimBtrapCnetDgoal解析aim“目的，目标”；trap“陷阱”；net“网”；goal“目的”。由第二段第四句中的“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，trap符合语境，即自我设置的陷阱。答案B13A. easyBnecessaryChardDobvious解析easy“轻松的，容易的”；necessary“必要的”；hard“艰难的”；obvious“明显的”。句意为：突破的可能性就在那里，是那么简单。答案A14A. attemptBanythingCstruggleDsomething解析something“某事，某物”，常用于肯定句；anything“任何事物”，常用于否定句和疑问句。在表示请求、建议或征求意见的疑问句中常用something。答案D15A. thatBwhatCwhichDwhere解析that可引导定语从句，也可引导名词性从句；what引导名词性从句；which引导形容词性从句；where可引导定语从句和状语从句。从句中不缺任何成分，且句中先行词是idea，所以其后要用that来引导同位语从句，对idea进行补充说明。答案A16A. senseBdifferenceCeffectDeffort解析sense“感觉，意识”，常和make构成短语，make sense意为“有意义”；difference“区别，不同”；effect“影响”；effort“努力”。句意为：毫无疑问，这种方法对这只苍蝇来说是有意义的。答案A17A. ofBfromCoffDto解析在solution的后面常跟to表示的不定式，是固定搭配。意为“解析法”。答案D18A. adviceBsupportChopeDpower解析advice“建议”；support“支持，支撑”；hope“希望”；power“力量”。此处与最后一段中的“If you_ _your hopes for a.”相照应，故用hope符合语境。答案C19A. riskBgetCmakeDtake解析risk“冒险，冒的风险”；get“获得”；make“制作”；take“带走”。句意为：如果你冒险把你的希望放在比以往更艰难的突破上，你就可能有扼杀成功的机会。答案A20A. failBkillCachieveDfulfill解析fail“失败”；kill“杀死”；achieve“获得，达到”；fulfill“执行，履行”由语境可知，此处应用kill。答案B2016高考训练题。阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Musiclessonsinearlychildhoodbringaboutchangesinthebrainthatcouldimproveitsperformancefarintoadulthood,researcherssay. Brainscansofyoungadultsshowedthosewhohadformalmusicaltrainingbeforesevenhadthickerbrainareasdealingwithhearingandself-awareness.Thefindingsnotehowbraindevelopmentcanbeinfluencedbytheagewhenchildrenstarttolearnamusicalinstrument,andhowthosechangescancontinueintolaterlife. Earlymusicaltrainingbenefitskidsmorethanjustmakingthemenjoymusic.Itchangesthebrain,whichcouldbringaboutcognitiveadvancesaswell,saidYunxinWangofBeijingNormalUniversity. “Our results suggest its better to start musical training before seven, which agrees with what most piano teachers recommend,” she added. She hoped the results might help parents decide when was the best for their children to learn an instrument. The brains cortex(皮层) plays a leading role in ones abilities, from thought and language to memory and attention. The area matures rapidly in the early years of life, and its development could be affected more if a person starts musical training before it fully matures. Wang studied 48 Chinese students aged between 19 and 21 who had received formal music training for at least a year sometime between the ages of 3 and 15. Each had a scan to measure the thickness of the brains cortex. After considering sex and the number of years spent having music lessons, Wang found that musical training that started before seven appeared to thicken areas of the brain involved in language skills and executive function, which is a persons ability to plan and accomplish tasks.“Were not sure why these changes occur, but a reasonable explanation is that early starters might depend more on hearing clues(线索) when learning music, since it might be more difficult for younger children to read music,” Wang said.1. According to the researchers, musical training before the age of seven can _. A. contribute to future work. B. create a successful life C. develop all-round abilities D. deal with puzzling problem2. When conducting the research with the students, Wang _. A. tested their language abilities B. watched their musical performances C. focused on school behavior and achievements D. measured the thickness of the brains cortex3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _. A. it must be hard for kids to read music B. kids are more likely to learn music by hearing C. Wangs explanation has been the most reasonable D. Wang will research into the reasons for the brain change4. For what purpose does the author write the text? A. To describe the development of brain. B. To challenge the previous discoveries. C. To present the findings of the research. D. To give advice on how to learn music.参考答案14、ADBC 阅读理解 Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth. Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture (制造) of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass production, although mass production required breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks.Workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead, they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by todays standards. Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasnt the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forced farmer away. The increased mechanization (机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longer owned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost.1. In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods?A. Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.B. The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century.C. The increased use of machines to make products in less time.D. The use of machines producing parts of the same standard. 答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。从文章的第一段 “One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines th